CSR

By now you should be very familiar with the Mattel case. In the Module 4 SLP we will evaluate the Mattel case study in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility. Specifically socially responsible organizations behave in certain ethical ways. Socially responsible organizations tend to go above and beyond the rules mores and expectations that have been established (andthat are expected to be adhered to) by the general public company employees end customers buyers and suppliers and the government for example. We will investigate the ways in which Mattels behaviors and actions contravened the tenets of socially responsible behavior.
Required Reading
Read the following excerpt related to CSR. As you read consider the benefits realized by socially responsible organizations and how the leadership at Mattel operated counter to CSR tenets:
Corporate social responsibility. (2013).International Institute for Sustainable Development. Retrieved fromhttps://www.iisd.org/business/issues/sr.aspx
Assignment
In a well-written2- to 3-page paper discuss how the Mattel case informs our understanding of what it means for companies to be socially responsible.
Keys to the Assignment